An improvement method for extraction of steroidal saponins and rutin of Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) was evaluated. It is shown that the ultrasound extraction is faster, easier, solvent-saving, more reliable and effective method than the conventional heat reflux extraction method. Under optimized conditions, the main biologically active compounds protodioscin, prototribestin, dioscin and rutin were extracted from Tribulus terrestris with different origin and analyzed by revesed phase HPLC with UV detector.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.